Guard News - The National Guard

Guard fights wildfires, responds to Ida, serves overseas
September 7, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard continues to live up to its promise, "Always Ready, Always There," with close to 59,000 Guard members on duty overseas or at home responding to Hurricane Ida,... MORE

Hokanson: ‘Whatever the combatant commanders need, we must be ready to deliver’
August 9, 2021 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Readiness for its primary mission of fighting America’s wars makes the National Guard’s domestic responses possible, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson told enlisted troops here Sunday... MORE

Guard to recoup funding for training, readiness
August 4, 2021 — WASHINGTON - Lawmakers recently approved spending $521 million to reimburse the National Guard for securing the National Capital Region in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.National Guard... MORE

National Guard chief details contributions of force
June 25, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guardsmen more than demonstrated their value to America the past year, and the need for their service has never been greater, said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the... MORE

Learning from the past helps prepare leaders for the future
June 24, 2021 — SHARPSBURG, Md. – As part of continuing professional development, National Guard members toured Antietam National Battlefield recently, taking in the details of one of the bloodiest days in American... MORE

African Lion: National Guard supports continent’s largest military exercise
June 20, 2021 — TANTAN, Morocco – F-16 Falcon fighter jets streaked by low and fast, while plumes of black smoke from steady artillery fire and dust thrown up by advancing M1A1 Abrams tanks drifted across the desert... MORE

Annual posture statement touts ‘Year of the Guard’
June 9, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard released its annual posture statement June 9, detailing the Guard’s current operations and providing an overview of missions during a historic, unprecedentedly busy... MORE

Guard marathoners compete while expecting
May 7, 2021 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Serving in the National Guard, raising a family, and keeping up a marathon training regimen would be a lot to manage under normal circumstances. Still, two women in the ranks have... MORE

COVID milestone: Guard vaccinates 10 million people
May 6, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. — Ten million moms, dads, grandparents, friends, co-workers and neighbors are now vaccinated thanks to the ongoing efforts of National Guard members who are administering shots “in the... MORE

National Guard command CWO forged resolve from family bonds
March 9, 2021 — WASHINGTON - Teresa Domeier didn't shy from playing contact football with her older brothers while growing up in rural Nebraska. She'd get in the dirt with them, tackling her siblings and taking hits... MORE

New NGB task forces help combat sexual assault, suicide
March 5, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard Bureau recently stood up two task forces in a continued effort to fight sexual assault and suicide within the ranks. Beginning in January and expecting to last up... MORE

Army leaders update Guard activities in Washington
January 26, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard will be a force of last resort. Law enforcement will take the lead and be the force of choice should it be necessary, said Acting Army Secretary John E. Whitley,... MORE

National Guard members getting the support they need in DC
January 16, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. — The thousands of National Guard members supporting the 59th presidential inauguration are receiving proper lodging when off duty and three meals a day, according to Guard officials... MORE

Guard member shares past, gives voice to suicide prevention
November 25, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon, Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Clifford Bauman was part of a crew that went to the crash site searching for survivors... MORE

Army National Guard exceeds strength goals for fiscal year
October 27, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Army National Guard exceeded its annual strength goals despite the COVID-19 global pandemic that created large-scale changes to nearly every aspect of daily life."It's been an... MORE

Guard suicides drop but outreach programs continue, expand
October 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The suicide rate in the National Guard declined last year, according to the Department of Defense’s 2019 Annual Suicide Report, but Air Force Maj. Gen. Dawne Deskins said more work... MORE

National Guard serves throughout nation, world
September 16, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans regard the National Guard as a U.S.-based force, but, in truth, it's hard to go anywhere in the world and not see a Soldier wearing an Army National Guard patch.The past few... MORE

Partnerships, realism key for virtual Cyber Shield 2020
September 9, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. — Annual exercises like Cyber Shield 2020 bring an added layer of readiness to National Guard cyber missions, Guard senior leaders recently said during a roundtable discussion. The... MORE

Mattis swears in new Guard member in Marine2Guard program
September 4, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – "A leader must be willing to change, and make change," retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, former secretary of defense, once said. For Cpl. Eduardo Bello-Resendiz, that willingness... MORE

Nebraska hosts 1st All Guard Endurance Team time trials
September 3, 2020 — HASTINGS, Neb. – Sixty-three of the National Guard's best athletes descended on the Nebraska National Guard's Greenlief Training Site near Hastings Aug. 29-30 to compete in the inaugural All Guard... MORE

National Guard teams up with active duty, reserve to support Operation Allies Welcome

Hawaii National Guard, Indonesia strengthen relationship in training

Air Guard Airmen assist in emergency delivery of baby born to Afghan guest

Texas National Guard Soldiers enhance combat readiness during NATO exercise

Estonian Ambassador meets with MDNG leadership